Al Franken destroyed Jeff Sessions in front of Congress over his record on LGBT rights

Sen. Al Franken took Attorney General Jeff Sessions to task for the Trump administration’s horrible record on LGBTQ rights, and told him he was the worst offender of the lot.

Franken first grilled Sessions on the connections between the administration and Russia, including calling him out for saying he had no connection with the Russians. It has been revealed that Sessions spoke with Russian diplomat Sergey Kislyak last year.

After dragging Sessions for his blatant dishonesty, Franken turned his attention to LGBTQ issues.

“On Monday it was reported that you personally directed DOJ (the Department of Justice) to send a federal prosecutor to assist in the hate crimes prosecution of a man charged with murdering a transgender teenager in Iowa,” the senator began.

“And I will be the first to say that DOJ should be lauded for doing so,” he added.

“But your decision to prosecute this hate crime incident doesn’t tell the whole story,” Franken continued. “Since your confirmation, DOJ has wasted no time in systematically undermining attempts to safeguard LGBT people from discrimination by revoking policies designed to protect them, and declining to protect their rights in court.”